Think of what a poison pill Shadow of a Doubt must have seemed in 1943. Alfred Hitchcock’s movie starts out as a slice of picture-perfect Americana, with a nice, middle-class, Main Street family celebrating a reunion with beloved Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten). Except that Charlie is actually the “Merry Widow” serial killer, and only his namesake niece recognizes the truth about her favorite uncle. (What goes unmentioned in this film, made during the height of World War II, is that there are hardly any young men around to play hero, so the responsibility falls to a young woman. Certainly Jack Graham, the young detective who woos Charlie, is no help.)

Hitchcock puts Wright through the wringer; she goes from happy-go-lucky to guilty accomplice (not wanting to ruin her family’s reputation or break her mother’s heart by revealing the truth about Mother’s brother) to fearing for her life. Still, she’s a plucky, all-American girl, and she rises to the occasion, but not without having to hold on to a terrible secret for the rest of her life. Young thriller heroines from then on owe Wright’s Charlie a tip of the hat.

$60 AN hour! Seriously I do not grasp why additional individuals haven't tried this, I work 2 shifts, a pair of hours within the day and a pair of within the evening…And what's impressive is I'm engaging from home thus I purchase longer with my youngsters. Here is what I did...w­w­w.B­a­y­9­3.ℂ­o­m

That's what I'm wondering too: where's Hermione Granger? And Lizzie Bennet? You must admit that for her time, she was pretty bold. Sure, they're literary characters, but they're from movies too. And Olive Penderghast from Easy-A? You mentioned her, but she deserves her own spot on the list.

How can any list of "terrific teen heroines" omit Hermione Granger? She is perhaps the bravest, smartest, most loyal female character brought to life in any work of literature or film since...the beginning of time???!!!

Katniss a "canny manipulator"? LOL And when did she ever "manipulate" Peeta? I'm guessing the author of the list didn't read the book. Haymitch and Peeta came up with the star-crossed lovers strategy, Katniss went along with it thinking it's what they agreed on and that Peeta was acting all the time, and she was admiring how well he was acting.